Buckeyes are flipping about this recruiting class

6:45 PM,
Feb. 5, 2013

John Burroughs running back Ezekiel Elliott, top, carries the ball past Maryville defender John Schenkel (35) on his way to a 1-yard touchdown run during the Missouri Class 3 state high school football championship Nov. 23. Although a verbal commitment to Ohio State, Elliott said he won't announce his college intention until 4 p.m. today. He still is deciding between Ohio State and Missouri.

Written by

Larry Phillips
CentralOhio.com

Flipping verbal commitments has become a cottage industry in the landscape of college football recruiting. At Ohio State, it has become an art form.

On Monday, the Buckeyes did it again, turning highly-touted Oregon verbal commitment Dontre Wilson, an all-purpose back out of DeSoto, Texas. While nothing is binding until players sign national letters of intent today, Wilson figures to join one of the nation's top recruiting classes in Columbus.

If the Buckeyes sign all of their verbal commitments, they figure to have a top-three national class. OSU also will have "flipped" five athletes ...